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How is it different from other German universities and institutes?

• rotskoff 8y ago
  The MPIs are set up as director-driven research organizations. There is one person, typically a very prominent scientist, that oversees a group of junior faculty (who I believe have only fixed term positions---i.e., no possibility of tenure). Unlike most university settings, where each faculty member controls their research program independently, the Max Planck Institutes add another level to the hierarchy.